The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, October 18, 2167
Waxing Crescent
26.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:46 PM
10:35 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.4%
- Age
- 5.6 days
- Distance
- 404,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3028
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Oct 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 61.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.0° / 110.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 46m / -20.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 266.83° / 2.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.58° / -3.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 115.82° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.